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Rick Steves' Italy Audio Tours
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Print out this handy companion map and bring it along as you follow the tour. Each stop along the tour is marked on the map. To view and print this PDF map, you'll need Acrobat Reader.
Map: Basilica of St. Francis
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This handy 1-page PDF map, a companion to Rick Steves' Rome: Jewish Ghetto Audio Tour, is excerpted from "Rick Steves' Rome 2010" © 2009 Avalon Travel Publishing, all rights reserved. For best results, travel with Rick's guidebook! Details are subject to change. You'll find a wealth of related information on this destination at www.ricksteves.com.
Rick Steves' Rome: Jewish Ghetto Walk PDF Map
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This colorful neighborhood across the river from downtown is the place to immerse yourself in the crustier side of Rome. On this half-mile walk through Trastevere, you'll stroll from the Tiber to the Church of Santa Maria discovering a secret, hidden city of heroic young martyrs, lovers kissing on Vespas, party-loving Renaissance bankers, and feisty "Trasteverini" - old-timers who pride themselves on never setting foot on the opposite bank of the Tiber River. Don't forget to download the handy PDF companion map. Sightseeing nitty gritty: This walk can work well at any time of day. Mornings are cool and relatively quiet. Note that many churches are closed at midday and Villa Farnesina closes as early as 13:00 (and as late as 16:00). Strolling through Trastevere at dusk is especially atmospheric. Church of Saint Cecilia: Free, daily 9:30–12:30 and 16:00–18:30; crypt-€2.50; loft with frescoes-€2.50, Mon–Fri 10:15–12:15, Sat–Sun 11:15–12:15, ask the nuns to open the door. Church of Santa Maria in Trastevere: Free, daily 7:00–21:00. Villa Farnesina: €5; April–June and mid-Sept–Oct Mon–Sat 9:00–16:00, closed Sun; July–mid-Sept and Nov–March Mon–Sat 9:00–13:00, closed Sun. Excerpted from Rick Steves' Rome 2010. Copyright 2009 Avalon Travel. Related travel information at www.ricksteves.com.
Rick Steves' Rome: Trastevere Audio Tour
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This handy 1-page PDF map, a companion to Rick Steves' Rome: Trastevere Audio Tour, is excerpted from "Rick Steves' Rome 2010" © 2009 Avalon Travel Publishing, all rights reserved. For best results, travel with Rick's guidebook! Details are subject to change. You'll find a wealth of related information on this destination at www.ricksteves.com.
Rick Steves' Rome: Trastevere PDF Map
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For an exciting day trip, pop down to the Roman port of Ostia Antica. Founded in the fourth century B.C., Ostia served as a naval base and key administrative and warehousing center for Rome. Eventually abandoned and buried in mud, Ostia is similar to Pompeii but in some ways more interesting. Because Ostia was a working port town, it shows a more complete and gritty look at Roman life than wealthier Pompeii. On this two-hour tour, you’ll see the warehouses, apartment flats, mansions, shopping arcades, and baths that served a once-thriving port of 60,000 people. Don't forget to download the handy PDF companion map. Sightseeing nitty gritty: Cost: €6.50 for the site and museum. Hours: Tue–Sun April–Oct 8:30–19:00, Nov–Feb 8:30–16:00, March 8:30–18:00, last entry one hour before closing, closed Mon. The museum closes from 13:30 to 14:15 for lunch. Excerpted from Rick Steves' Rome 2010. Copyright 2009 Avalon Travel. Related travel information at www.ricksteves.com.
Rick Steves' Rome: Ostia Antica Audio Tour
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This handy 1-page PDF map, a companion to Rick Steves' Rome: Ostia Antica Audio Tour, is excerpted from "Rick Steves' Rome 2010" © 2009 Avalon Travel Publishing, all rights reserved. For best results, travel with Rick's guidebook! Details are subject to change. You'll find a wealth of related information on this destination at www.ricksteves.com.
Rick Steves' Rome: Ostia Antica PDF Map
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Stopped in its tracks by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in a.d. 79, Pompeii offers the best look anywhere at what life in Rome must have been like 2,000 years ago. An entire city of well-preserved ruins is yours to explore. Imagine the streets lined with stalls and jammed with customers from sunup to sundown, as chariots vied with shoppers for street space. On this three-hour tour, you'll start at the Porta Marina and continue along Pompeii's streets exploring typical homes and businesses; the Forum, basilica, public baths, brothels, ampitheater and more. Don't forget to download the handy PDF companion map.
Sightseeing nitty gritty: Cost: €11, or €20 combo-ticket includes Herculaneum (called Ercolano) and three lesser sites (valid 3 days).
Hours: Daily April–Oct 8:30–19:30, Nov–March 8:30–17:00 (last entry 90 min before closing).
Excerpted from Rick Steves' Rome 2010.
Copyright 2009 Avalon Travel.
Related travel information at www.ricksteves.com.
Rick Steves' Rome: Pompeii Audio Tour
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This handy 1-page PDF map, a companion to Rick Steves' Rome: Pompeii Audio Tour, is excerpted from "Rick Steves' Rome 2010" © 2009 Avalon Travel Publishing, all rights reserved. For best results, travel with Rick's guidebook! Details are subject to change. You'll find a wealth of related information on this destination at www.ricksteves.com.
Rick Steves' Rome: Pompeii PDF Map
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David is the very symbol of Renaissance optimism and one of Europe's great sightseeing thrills. We'll also see Michelangelo's Prisoners — unfinished statues that give insight into this troubled genius. Don't forget to download the handy PDF companion map.
Florence: Accademia and David
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Print out this handy companion map and bring it along as you follow the tour. Each stop along the tour is marked on the map. To view and print this PDF map, you'll need Acrobat Reader.
Florence: Accademia and David Map
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Florence birthed the Renaissance. Enjoy its soaring church dome, famous statues, lazy river, and world-class gelato. Walk the same narrow streets as Michelangelo, the Medicis, and Florentines today. Don't forget to download the handy PDF companion map.
Florence: Renaissance Walk
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Print out this handy companion map and bring it along as you follow the tour. Each stop along the tour is marked on the map. To view and print this PDF map, you'll need Acrobat Reader.
Florence: Renaissance Walk Map
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The world's best collection of Italian Renaissance painting shows off the beauty of nature in all its three-dimensional glory, including masterpieces by Michelangelo, Leonardo, and Raphael, plus Botticelli's Birth of Venus. Don't forget to download the handy PDF companion map.
Florence: Uffizi Gallery
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Print out this handy companion map and bring it along as you follow the tour. Each stop along the tour is marked on the map. To view and print this PDF map, you'll need Acrobat Reader.
Florence: Uffizi Gallery Map
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Tour ancient Rome's most enduring monument, seeing where emperors sat, gladiators warmed up, and thousands cheered. Don't forget to download the PDF companion map.
Rome: Colosseum
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Print out this handy companion map and bring it along as you follow the tour. Each stop along the tour is marked on the map. To view and print this PDF map, you'll need Acrobat Reader.
Rome: Colosseum Map
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This walk winds through an urban village of narrow lanes, panoramic piazzas, fanciful fountains, and some of Europe’s best people-watching. Allow about 2 hours for this mile-long walk. If you're going to visit the Pantheon, download the companion audio tour available in this playlist. And don't forget to download the handy PDF companion map.
Rome: Heart of Rome Walk
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Print out this handy companion map and bring it along as you follow the tour. Each stop along the tour is marked on the map. To view and print this PDF map, you'll need Acrobat Reader.
Rome: Heart of Rome Walk Map